Plenty of reasons not to trust state government

6:00 PM,
Apr. 28, 2014

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Californians don't trust their state government. That's nothing really new, but right now there's as much cause for distrust as ever before in modern times.

There is, of course, the scandal that sees three indicted or convicted state senators under suspension after accusations of political corruption, gun-running and/or perjury, all refusing to resign. This leaves millions of Californians without Senate representation while the unconnected cases drag on and other senators refuse to expel their disgraced colleagues.